O’Reilly: iPods Are Endangering America
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O’Reilly: iPods Are Endangering America
GamePolitics.com caught this gem from the Radio Factor with Bill O’Reilly:
I don’t own an iPod. I would never wear an iPod… If this is your primary focus in life - the machines… it’s going to have a staggeringly negative effect, all of this, for America… did you ever talk to these computer geeks? I mean, can you carry on a conversation with them? …I really fear for the United States because, believe me, the jihadists? They’re not playing the video games. They’re killing real people over there.
Remember, if you want to defeat the jihadists, don’t buy a premium membership on billoreilly.com:
Also, don’t subscribe to O’Reilly’s free “Talking Points Podcast.” If you listen, the terrorists will win.
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O'Reilly is certified crazy, so best to have nothing to do with him!
November 20th, 2006 at 10:25 amThe "machine" that is BO's primary focus is a phone he can hold with one hand.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:25 amdid you ever talk to these computer geeks? I mean, can you carry on a conversation with them? …I really fear for the United States
If you can't hold a conversation with a computer geek get yourself a better education. I fear for the US not because of its people educating themselves and positively using technology but because there is a growing number that embraces faith over logic and understanding. That is what will kill America. Our own stupidity and our inability to compete in the world market because of that.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:26 amYa know - you couldn't script shit this insane.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:29 amFox and the O'Reilly "war on iPods" just started...may be the "War on Christmas" was not going well this year for Fox , O'Reilly , J. Gibson & company.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:29 amBy somehow mysteriously avoiding the draft when he was eligible to be drafted and not volunteering to enlist in the military and fight in the jungles of Vietnam, O'Reilly has absolutely no shred of credibility when it comes to matters of patriotism. He cannot talk about how the United States should be defended and criticize policies concerning jihadists when he made sure that he would not be putting on a uniform and putting his life on the line. He is great at advocating defense strategy as long as it is someone else who has to end up fighting in a war.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:33 amThe “machine†that is BO’s primary focus is a phone he can hold with one hand.
Comment by Zooey — November 20, 2006 @ 10:25 am
ICK
just sayin'
ICK
maybe Falafel Dude has been practicing "abstinence-only" for far too long. Methinks it's degenerating his low level of braincells to almost non-existent!
November 20th, 2006 at 10:34 amI love the eagle on the little iPod screen -- so Colbert...
November 20th, 2006 at 10:38 amWouldn't this type of action, go against the free market system? I am just saying...
November 20th, 2006 at 10:39 amDRxJ,
My comment has had the desired effect....! I like to start my day on a disgusting note. :)
November 20th, 2006 at 10:39 amthere is a growing number that embraces faith over logic and understanding
My primary reason for disliking Bush - we lost an entire generation of thought by making it acceptable to be lazy and stupid. Of all setbacks, this will be the hardest to recover from.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:43 amSanity was never O'Reilly's strong suit.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:43 amWhy are conservatives so afraid of technology? They'd prefer it if we all listened to LPs and drove around in Packards. They're obviously afraid of change because they know their ideas are becoming obsolete. Heck, their house minority whip said we'd be better off if we remained a segregated society. Ah, you conservatives spent too much time watching Leave It to Beaver and thinking that was a real family.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:44 amAs a Computer Geek who LOVES HIS IPODS it's so nice to have a loofah and Falafel addled minded moron as an ememy. No wonder his lemmings are leaving him. P.S. to oreally. My other computer is your computer network.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:45 amHALLE'LUFA!
November 20th, 2006 at 10:47 amdid you ever talk to these computer geeks? I mean, can you carry on a conversation with them? …I really fear for the United States
Bill isn't just crazy, he is scary. I view this comment as an attack on the intelligentsia. Remember who Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge targeted most fiercely? Yeah, the intelligentsia. They murdered them all. They murdered and tortured people simply because they wore eyeglasses, and that made them look smart. They murdered people who spoke a foreign language. They murdered the professors and teachers. They murdered anyone who knew something about anything.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:48 amWhat a dork. Yes we computer geeks have really ruined America. I mean look at where we would be today if we just let the Nazis do all that computer stuff and America stuck with muskets and droping sticks of dynamite by hand out the cockpit window of out war planes.
Hey conservatives... its called PROGRESS. And you can never EVER stop it... and yes I know it for a fact because history has a long long line of conservative failures from attempts to do so.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:49 amHmmmm, maybe bill has inadvertently stumbled on to a new strategery in defeating the terrorists. We simply supply them with Ipods and PlayStations. Couldn't be less effective or more costly than the current strategery could it?
November 20th, 2006 at 10:52 amWell, of all the...
November 20th, 2006 at 10:52 amI are a computer geek, and for one, would never HAVE a conversation with Bill O'RiledUp.
Bill isn’t just crazy, he is scary. I view this comment as an attack on the intelligentsia.
Bah, quite a few of the intelligent people I know have a hard enough time turning on their computer with out their techie friends to help them out, and if I had a dollar for everytime I've had to personally rebuild/reghost one of their machines I'd have, well not a lot, but enough for a night out at the bars.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:53 amWhats really sad is that we all sit around commenting about Bill O. Some times I think that if you just ignore the ass he'll go away. And if he doesn't only his true believers will be corrupted by his endless barrage of bullshit. Just a thought.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:54 amAs an IPOD owner and a Professional Computer Geek; I'm mildly insulted. Just because our vocabulary exceeds his 4th grade level, is no reason to make light of Conversation with us...
;)
Another example of "Do As I say, Not as I do?"
November 20th, 2006 at 10:55 amThe thing that scares me most is there are people who listen to him.But I believe the OJ thingy will wake up a few more, their ratings are down. RIP BILL & FOX
November 20th, 2006 at 10:56 amDouche-bag.
November 20th, 2006 at 10:56 am(Sung to the tune of Have Yourself, a Merry Little Christmas)
Have yourself, a Bill O'Reilly Christmas
On your facts be light
Bill O's here
and soon all the alchohols out of sight
Have yourself, a Bill O'Reilly Christmas
Condemn the weak and gay
Bill O's here
And soon your booze is gone astray
There we were, in better days
Happy long lost days before
Rush's friends invaded the tube
Now we're bombarded with the bore
Though the show
November 20th, 2006 at 10:58 amSeems to go on forever
Like a ranting drunkard's row
Hang your IPOD far upon the highest bough
And have yourself a Bill O'Rielly Christmas now
Apple stock is nearing it's 52 week high. Thanks Billo! I don’t watch Fox News. I would never watch Fox News… If this is your primary focus in life - the lies… it’s going to have a staggeringly negative effect, all of this, for America… did you ever talk to these wingnuts? I mean, can you carry on a conversation with them? …I really fear for the United States because, believe me, the jihadists? They’re not sitting around bloviating. They’re killing real people over there.
November 20th, 2006 at 11:02 amI love to see 'DESPERATION' on fox. o'liely is going in the dumper,and fox is trying a 'daily show' take off slanted to the right wingnuts. .....beg fox BEG for attention! oliely must think the internet is just a bunch of tubes! He'll end up on a radio show like rush...carring water for the wingnuts...
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November 20th, 2006 at 11:03 amSpread hate, that's the only objective for O'Reilly after the GOP debacle in the last elections.
November 20th, 2006 at 11:20 amTo be honest, I think iPods are are contributing to the "dumbing down" of America. I take the subway to work everyday and whereas I used to see people reading the newspaper or a book, I know see people listening to their iPods, staring blankly ahead like Puddy on an airplane....C'mon, folks! Read a paper!
And, another thing folks, play your iPods at a moderate level! The people sitting around you don't want to hear low-level, staticy music emanating from your iPod.
That is my "Andy Rooney" posting of the day.
November 20th, 2006 at 11:21 amHaxzor: Game. Set. Match.
Since when is an iPod a video game machine for terrorists?
November 20th, 2006 at 11:22 amOk, Bill is crazy. And probably scared of any electronic device that might be able to record his phone calls. :-)
But on a serious note, I often wonder about the attentional and learning capabilities of the "iPod generation." There's a generation of young people now who have been raised on computers, instant messaging, ipods, cell phones...and all of this MUST have some effects on the development of the brain, right?
November 20th, 2006 at 11:25 amO'Reilly and all the rest of the ReichWing-Media-Cabal are endangering to America.
November 20th, 2006 at 11:27 amEveryone is so desparate to put people down. No I don't agree with Bill's comment, but people are missing the WHOLE of the comment. they are glossing over the "If this is your primary focus in life - the machines… it’s going to have a staggeringly negative effect, all of this, for America…" .. Get it?? PRIMARY focus! There are people so driven to be techie, that unless they have the latest game machine, the biggest computer, the fastest video card, the latest games, the latest gadgets, they feel they are falling behind. These are the people I think he is talking about, not all computer nerds, just the ones that eat live and breathe gadgets.
November 20th, 2006 at 11:28 amWow.. I mean, I knew this guy was a nutter, but afraid of what the iPod is doing to America? What drugs is he on that play with his sanity so much?.. they sound like they might be fun...
November 20th, 2006 at 11:33 amDouglas G,
and you're missing the entire point of this thread. While Billy Boy is basically slammin' anyone with an I-pod, or whose somewhat computer-savvy (while throwing in a terrorists scare), he still promotes downloads and web casts.
Get it? It's called hypocricy (or hypocracy. I dunno, I don't have a spell check on this format)
November 20th, 2006 at 11:38 amBill O'Reilly: King of the trolls.
November 20th, 2006 at 11:39 amO'Reilly is right! He is just saying what everyone thinks. Computer geeks are mean and heartless... just look at Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates (they've been doing a warm and fuzzy PR job on him lately to make him seem caring, but we know the real deal) as the prime examples. And Baller is a sociopath. These people are mean, disconnected, and anti-social.
November 20th, 2006 at 11:41 amComputer geeks are mean and heartless… just look at Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates
...and they get super models for wives. DAMN THEM ALL! DAMN THEM ALL TO HELL!!!
November 20th, 2006 at 11:44 amThat is my “Andy Rooney†posting of the day.
Comment by Exley
Exley has outed himself as an old fogey. Try not to belt those pants so close to the armpits, old guy.
November 20th, 2006 at 11:46 am1.) "W" has an ipod.
"If this is your primary focus in life… it’s going to have a staggeringly negative effect... for America".
So THAT"S what the president has been focused on! Now it all makes sense!
2.) What does "...playing video games" have to do with having an ipod?
November 20th, 2006 at 11:48 am#40 And, you kids stay off of my lawn!!!!
November 20th, 2006 at 11:50 amYou meddlin' kids raised on dem der Pac-man and dem Space Invaders with your little hand-held football games with the dark blips and a bunch of light blips are gonna ruin dis here 'Merica! Wooooo! Home skewled rules! We dont need know edumacashion.
November 20th, 2006 at 11:53 amdid you ever talk to these computer geeks? I mean, can you carry on a conversation with them?
Being one of those "computer geeks" (I have no porblem with the title, I have a problem with BOR sneering it at me) and therefore a bit more educated that BOR (A degree in communications in order to shut the trolls up), I can safely say that there are several "factors" going into a conversation, and it might not be the geek...
There are actually six conversations going in every single correspondence: What you say. What you think you say. What you think they hear. What they say. What you hear. What they think you hear.
So with Bill being in that many conversations at once, what is the common denominator in Bill's failed communication?
BILL
November 20th, 2006 at 11:54 am#36, i don't think I missed anything. People use ipods. He doesn't, and he says so. He supports podcasts, because people WANT them. Doesn't mean he has to agree with them.
Again, he also states, PRIMARY focus. That is very significant to the rest of the comment. He isolates out the COMMON user, and focuses on the person who HAS to have an ipod.
November 20th, 2006 at 11:56 amI also take public transportation, and while most of the school aged children do have iPods, a lot of them are also reading. I had a walkman when I was a teenager. Were those killing the brains of the youth? After being in school all day, who wants to read on the way home? Or after a long day at the office, or whatever. Not everyone likes to read to relax. A subway ride is not a window into a person's entire lifestyle.
BTW, I am probably one of the last ones to have an iPod. I'm hoping Santa will bring me one!!
November 20th, 2006 at 11:57 amC’mon, folks! Read a paper!
Comment by Exley
I agree with the sentiment if not the statement. A newspaper is too limiting. I love my mp3 player (screw iPod) because I can use it for anything audio - notes for research, podcast news, etc etc... Using the tech for just music is for those with no imagination.
Perhaps "EDUCATE YOURSELF BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY" would be a better statement. Don't blame the technology. Or to steal a slogan that applies...
iPods don't make people stupid, people do.
November 20th, 2006 at 12:02 pm#46....Walkmans....Heh! How primitive do they seem now?!
Southpaw, my posting was tongue-in-cheek....kinda. :)
But seriously, people, let's turn the volume while taking public transportation!
November 20th, 2006 at 12:02 pmDon't forget President Bush's iPod.
November 20th, 2006 at 12:05 pmBill O, here's President Bush's iPod playlist.
November 20th, 2006 at 12:05 pmBut seriously, people, let’s turn the volume while taking public transportation!
Comment by Exley
Don't even do it for your fellow commuters... Do it for your hearing.
Won't somone think of the anvils?
November 20th, 2006 at 12:06 pmah... Bill....if it wasn't for technology, your ugly mug and thoughts wouldn't be broadcast out to the morons who actually listen to you every day. what an idiotic waste of oxygen you are.
November 20th, 2006 at 12:07 pm#13... Listen to LPs and drive around in Packards....
God, that's funny!
November 20th, 2006 at 12:14 pmBilly, get an iPod and load with your own image. You are so full of yourself that I am sure you will love to you see your sick face on it. Moron!
November 20th, 2006 at 12:17 pmBill, get a life.
November 20th, 2006 at 12:17 pm#55 Good morning/afternoon, Juan....Want to pick up our discussion from last night on the 'Tony Blair agrees that Iraq has “so far been pretty much of a disasterâ€' thread???? Don't want to be accused of hijacking this thread!
November 20th, 2006 at 12:27 pmGuys like this have always been around. Thirty years ago, they were denouncing personal computers and Walkmans. Essentially, their argument is: (loud whine) "Why can't things just stay the way they are?"
November 20th, 2006 at 12:27 pmThe word "conversation" is hilariously funny here coming from this bloviating windbag who interupts and overtalks every guest. Does he even know what an actual conversation is: listening, talking and exchanging views?
November 20th, 2006 at 12:28 pmThe President has an iPod, may that be why the terrorists are (in Iraq)winning?
November 20th, 2006 at 12:28 pm#47 Good points, Technodaoist.
November 20th, 2006 at 12:29 pmBOR, Fox, Rushbo, ect. Hey your 15 minutes are up. The American people have moved on without you. Sit there and spew your ridiculous crap to each other, the rest of us just do not care.
November 20th, 2006 at 12:34 pmCome on guys, dont patronize Bill O'Riely on general principles alone!! They are trolls. dont feed the trolls
November 20th, 2006 at 12:35 pmBOR, Rushbo, Hannicrap, Mr. Coulter, ect. Your 15 minutes are up. The American people have moved on without you. Spew your crap to each other and have a good time, while the rest of us get down to business with the real problems of the world. Phoney wars on pick one a. Christmans. b. Ipods. c. conservatives. d. whatever, are just BS by BS'ers. America really does not care about you or your BS anymore.
November 20th, 2006 at 12:39 pmWhat a freakin' moron!!!!! He's now definitely appealing to the bottom feeders of America.
Idiot!
November 20th, 2006 at 12:40 pm[...] If you are thinking about distributing content for your class that would be available for students to listen, or see on their iPods, you might want to think again. iPods are apparently endangering America . . .or at least that is the case according to O’Reilly. (Sorry this was so ridiculous I couldn’t resist re-posting.) [...]
November 20th, 2006 at 12:40 pmWhat a bonehead...someone needs to drop a rock on him.
November 20th, 2006 at 12:45 pmNeither of these guys is a computer geek. Anybody in the industry knows that.
Bill and Steve are both prime examples of republican capitalism.
Not to mention that any real geek wouldn't touch an iPod with a ten foot pole. Real geeks use devices and gadgets that don't use proprietary software or formatting.
November 20th, 2006 at 12:52 pmBill may not realize this, but his OWN SHOWS are available on HIS WEBSITE for...wait for it...PODCASTS!!!! The man is certifiably insane.
http://www.billoreilly.com/articles#podcast
November 20th, 2006 at 12:59 pm[...] O’Reilly proclaims, “I would never wear an iPod,” and says, “I really fear for the United States” because “jihadists aren’t playing video games.” O’Reilly doesn’t mention that his own show offers a whole series of podcasts.read more | digg story [...]
November 20th, 2006 at 1:00 pm[...] Well… Apparently Bill O’Reilly believes there’s something fundamentally evil about computer geeks. The iPod and all the other fancy technology we have today is leading to America’s downfall. Somehow it all leads back to the jihadists in the middle-east…but I’m not quite sure how… [...]
November 20th, 2006 at 1:01 pmOnce again, he shows his true ignorance for American culture. I'm still baffled by the declaration of "Culture Warrior" for his fights to help society, but putting that aside, doesn't he realize that most Americans attending a university or graduate school at the moment have to use "high tech geek stuff" all the time to get their work done and be accepted in their respective communities of learning. Way to go Bill, more proof that you are aloof on American culture.
November 20th, 2006 at 1:02 pmBill is a draft doging moron I am a Korean War Veteran I am glad he was not my mouthpiece Sincerely Don Mattson
November 20th, 2006 at 1:03 pmwhat an idiot
November 20th, 2006 at 1:07 pmYet another delivery of self-contradictory bovine manure from Bill O'Reilly. If he's so utterly opposed to the iPod, why the hell is he making his show available for podcast? Ummm, Bill...just what exactly did you think the "pod" part of the word "podcast" referred to? (Hint: it has nothing to do with peas...)
And if it comes to that...maybe the reason why Bill has so much difficulty talking to computer geeks is because most of them (at least the ones I've met) are actually capable of using the brain cells they were born with and hence are infinitely more intelligent than him.
And as a side note to Lucy's Granddaughter...if you really wanna blame somebody for the attentional and learning problems of our children, don't go blaming the "iPod Generation" or even Generation X. As it happens, I wrote a master's thesis nearly ten years ago at an Ivy League institution on this very subject...and while I understand your concerns, it's been going on far longer than you think. What about the microwave oven? The fax machine? The "sound bite"? Those were all about instant gratification as well, but neither Generation X nor the "iPod Generation" invented them! The fact is that our culture has gradually been increasing the pace of life for at least the past thirty years, and also increasing the pace at which we seem to expect people to process information -- but the human brain can only process so much information at a time (the average human can only hold about somewhere between five and nine items in short-term memory at any given time) before they begin to drop things like a juggler who's trying to work with too many balls. Given that people in this culture are almost literally deluged and bombarded with information on a daily basis, it's actually no wonder that a lot of young people might have difficulty paying attention especially if they're also still in the process of establishing their own identity and learning how to sort out what's relevant to them vs. what's not relevant.
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November 20th, 2006 at 1:24 pmFigures, I love my IPOD
November 20th, 2006 at 1:26 pmHey, SpudgeBoy! It's generally accepted that Bill Gates is a Democrat, but he contributes to both parties depending on issues.
Reading the comments on here makes me laugh. Both the Left and the Right are run by a minority of extremeist idiots, and both sides have hordes of addle-brained trolls like most of you, to do their bidding. I fear for our country if this continues.
Have a nice day!
November 20th, 2006 at 1:27 pmGet it? It’s called hypocricy (or hypocracy. I dunno, I don’t have a spell check on this format)
Kind of like last year when he was banging his "War on Christmas" drums but selling a O'Reilly "Holiday" ornament on his website.
November 20th, 2006 at 1:32 pmTelling people not to buy Ipods is, in essence, the war on Christmans this year!
November 20th, 2006 at 1:36 pmHave you ever tried having a conversation with a right winger?
November 20th, 2006 at 1:39 pmWhenever they add... this thing called an ellipse...
November 20th, 2006 at 1:40 pmit isnt used as a pause, it is used as an ommission.
This is commonly used to quote things out of context.
although, I doubt that in this forum, any real transcript of
what was said could be verified, an angry anti-... person
could make an instant web page to back up their argument.
Regarding the comment by Errol...I agree that O'Reilly's suitability to comment on military matters is highly questionable but that has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that he avoided the draft through unknown means. I lived through the nightmare of Vietnam and believe me many (and I do mean many, many, many) men--boys really--used whatever means possible to avoid killing or being killed in some rice paddy in Southeast Asia.
My problem with O'Reilly is that that he is quite simply an intellectual troglodyte incapable of any form of logical though process and such a person can therefore offer no meaning dialogue on something as complex as war. O'Reilly is execrable for many reasons not the least of which is the fact that he learned nothing from Vietnam. I learned two rather simple lessons from the Vietnam War and three decades latter those lessons remains indelible ingrained in my mind. The first is that in war there are only losers. The costs involved in war are always too high and although that price must sometimes be paid historically, I cannot think of too many instances. Second, is rather more oblique. Our involvement in Southeast Asia was at least partly based on a conspiracy that began around 1948. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution merely represented the publication of our government's intent and the attitude that promulgated this nefarious piece of Congressional malfeasance is alive and well in the Bush administration. The basis for this country's existence is the will of the people and for the past 50 years, our so-called leaders have used every conceivable method to keep we the people in the dark so that they may act in our best interest. Mr. Cheney has made it quite clear that he knows what is best for us and we should just go about our business and don't worry about what he does in our name.
I am sure O'Reilly learned a great deal during the Vietnam era but I am sure it had nothing to do with ethical decision making and living with the consequences. I avoided the draft with a college deferment and a 4F classification. Had I been drafted I was prepared to leave this country because I was not prepared to sacrifice my life for a war that made little sense then and makes less sense 30 years later. I was prepared to pay the consequences for what I felt was a personal ethical decision. In some respects, I regret not having paid any price for avoiding military service but participation in the military is not a requite qualification for offering comments on the validity of the Iraq conflict or any other for that matter.
Excoriate Mr. O’Reilly for taking up a pro-war position on Vietnam and Iraq without having the courage to serve. The man deserves all the scorn that can be heaped on him for being both a coward and intellectually disingenuous. I would suggest that his very cowardice and disingenuity be exposed and then let people decide for themselves the validity of the man’s commentary. Arguing that O’Reilly should not have a voice on any matter is an argument that he would make and many wing nuts make the same inane argument when someone says something not to their liking. I see no reason for condescending to such an illogical and undemocratic form of discussion.
November 20th, 2006 at 1:42 pm[...] The more he opens his mouth, the dumber he looks. And this is a guy who never, ever, ever shuts up. Read on [...]
November 20th, 2006 at 1:42 pmHmm...reminds me of around this time last year when O'Reilly railed against the use of the terms "happy holidays" and "holiday trees," and then it was discovered that the Fox store sold O'Reilly "holiday ornaments" for your "holiday tree." A few days after that was exposed, they "fixed" it and renamed everything with "Christmas" in place of "holiday."
Let's see if in three days the iPod mysteriously disappears from O'Reilly's page...haha.
November 20th, 2006 at 1:45 pmP.S. to oreally. My other computer is your computer network.
Comment by Mark — November 20, 2006 @ 10:45 am
I like that - does it come as a bumper sticker?
November 20th, 2006 at 1:50 pmI guess he hasn't heard of podcasts...BO...incase you are reading this...there are political podcasts too. It isn't all music and video games that waste time. One or two podcasts may even come from Fox News. And the video games, hasn't he watched his own broadcast of smart bombs...even the army publishes video games to see who is the next great Predator pilot.
Good job BO. You nailed this one.
November 20th, 2006 at 1:54 pmAn I-pod is NOT the same shape as a falafeloofah! Therefore BillO wants none of it.
November 20th, 2006 at 2:00 pmAnybody recall the Luddites and Ted Kaczynski aka The Unabomber?
November 20th, 2006 at 2:03 pmDouglas G,
How exactly is being on the edge of technology going to hurt us? It's not that I disagree with you, I just don't see how supporting both the economy and tech/science is going to hurt America any more than creationism or the verbal diarrhea Bill and his ilk spew every day.
November 20th, 2006 at 2:05 pmWhat was that Bill? I was busy listening to my iPod. Something about geeks? You mean the ones who you want to visit your web site?
November 20th, 2006 at 2:05 pmDumbass.
I have an idea... Let's post O'Really's ENTIRE broadcast so we can put what you posted here into context!
Oh wait... Then that wouldn't support your agenda.
November 20th, 2006 at 2:06 pmI happen to have one of those computer geeks....many people consider my son a comptuer geek...and many people consider him not only a generous and kind person, they consider him well informed and engaged with everything going on around him....and yes, anyone can carry on a conversation with him, and all his computer geek friends....although I am sure they have their ipods in their ears when Bill O'Reilly's show is on the air
November 20th, 2006 at 2:14 pmI wasn't taling about his political leaning. I was talking about his business practices.
Somebody else who doesn't know what a troll is. And who is the idiot?
A troll is somebody who goes to a blog/forum and represents the contrary position in a way that is demeaning.
Example:
Ford lover goes to Chevy site and say "Chevy owners are satan worshipers"
Another example:
Dog owner goes to cat owner site and says "Cat owners are terrorist sympatizers"
In these examples, the Ford lover and the Dog owner are trolls.
I am a progressive. This is a progressive site. Therefore, it is you who is the troll. I am just a poster. If I went to redstate (like I ever would) and said George Bush is a moron (even though that is the truth) I would be a troll.
Have a nice day!
November 20th, 2006 at 2:17 pmAs an aspiring techie and sorry-i-was-just-born-that-way-smartie-pants:
Generally, the people who LIVE AND DIE by their iPods are the ones we NEED, the ones we WANT!
They are the ones who are never satisfied w/ the tech of the day, they know we can do better, faster. They are the ones discovering and tweaking new technology for the benefit of the USA.
We want them to be immersed in this technology, and to be thinking and coding and brainstorming ways to make our tech BETTER AND FASTER!
Before you knock 'em, BillO, remember who keeps your bank safe from online hackers who'd love to get in there and "appropriate" your funds!
And generally, the techies jammin' to iPods on the subway have already visited SEVERAL news & blog sites in the morning , they've already read anything any local paper can tell them and often have already blogged & posted opinions on these stories.
I will concede ADD or HDD but you could blame regular TV and movies for that problem... BillO's just scared of anyone who might stray from FAUX "opinon-news" and attempt to find out what's really going on in the world.
November 20th, 2006 at 2:19 pmI am learning Japanese from the language CDs that I ripped and put on my iPod. Many people I know place newscasts and educational content on their iPods for those times they are commuting or need something to fill a gap between other activities.
Bill has definitely lost it. I used to enjoy his show when it first started. Now he is just another 'full of himself' blowhard that doesn't live in reality with the rest of us. I am a conservative and, believe me, Bill is not a conservative, by any means. He jumps all over the spectrum depending on the topic at hand. People are free to have their opinions, but Bill's have become increasingly irrelevant as his lifestyle takes him further, and further from "real life."
November 20th, 2006 at 2:27 pmShut up O'Reilly. Your show should be removed from Podcasts. You are against the iPod, therefore you should not be there. Idiot, I am sure you never thought of that! Moron!
November 20th, 2006 at 2:30 pmWell this is retarded. I am a certified geek, and maybe it's the violent video games I played as a youth or the action movies I watched, but I work on weapon systems and I enjoy it. We design systems around what people are used to. UAVs and UMVs use game controllers to interface with the pilot. Controllers many Americans are used to thus reducing the learning curve. BO you couldn't carry a conversation with me because...your not an engineer!!! It's simple, find someone who doesn't know sports and start talking to him about football. He'll be clueless, just like you.
I do fear for America, but only because of people like you who fear technology with out taking the time to understand what it can accomplish. I fear that the bulk of our leaders are too out of touch with technology that they put restrictions said technologies by taking advice from lobbyists. Most of all I fear that the country is run by insane rich eccentrics with too much free time, because the rest of us logical thinking people have sh!t to do.
p.s. I don't own an iPod because I'm a geek
p.s.s. The pod in podcast does not stand for iPod and in fact apple was close to suing for trade mark infringement over the use of pod in in podcast as well as other products and names.
November 20th, 2006 at 2:32 pm"They’re not playing the video games. They’re killing real people over there."
So... instead of iPods... we should be kiling people?
I'm confused
November 20th, 2006 at 2:33 pmIs Bill on drugs????
I thought cionservatives loved the technology of blogs (drudge report, news max, little green footbals, etc.) and other electronic gizmos (diebold voting machines, massive phone canvasing, investigations as to who is a fellon so they can't vote, etc).
I gues they don't like it when it us used against them.
Pathetic.
November 20th, 2006 at 2:39 pmLOL. I think Billy-O has finally lost it. It's like the angry old man skit on SNL a decade ago. He's becoming a self parody and his show is clearly starting to tank. It's going to be fun watching him go down in smoking, sputtering ruin. I cant wait to see him have a complete psychotic break on national TV.
November 20th, 2006 at 2:43 pmLooks like O'Reilly pwnt himself.
November 20th, 2006 at 2:54 pmBill O'Reilly is a complete knob! I wish someone would put him out of our misery.
November 20th, 2006 at 3:00 pmbill o'reilly is insane and an idiot.
November 20th, 2006 at 3:00 pmBill O'Reilly Disparages iPods, Offers Podcasts...
"You iPod geeks are endangering America by not buying my podcasts!"...
November 20th, 2006 at 3:09 pmBill looks like an old, retired drag queen trying to make a go at mainstream life. Look closer -- aren't I right?
November 20th, 2006 at 3:10 pmHe looks like a drag queen trying to go straight.
November 20th, 2006 at 3:11 pm[...] Oh no! Ipods are endagering America! [...]
November 20th, 2006 at 3:20 pmMakes you wonder what they said about the telephone a century ago...
November 20th, 2006 at 3:22 pmSince I know you're watching falafel boy, I just want you to know:
We all hate you O'Rottweilly. Psychopath.
November 20th, 2006 at 3:29 pm"The telephone was the work of the devil"....look it up, thats what tools like O'Reily said years ago. God, what is wrong with people like this??!! Can we please ship them off somewhere to another country, planet, universe?
November 20th, 2006 at 3:38 pmBill O is straight out of Gilbert & Sullivan farce. Kelsey Grammar as Bill O, that's Hollywood gold.
November 20th, 2006 at 3:39 pmwhat an asshat
November 20th, 2006 at 3:48 pmO’Reilly is right! He is just saying what everyone thinks. Computer geeks are mean and heartless… just look at Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates (they’ve been doing a warm and fuzzy PR job on him lately to make him seem caring, but we know the real deal) as the prime examples. And Baller is a sociopath. These people are mean, disconnected, and anti-social.
Comment by BlueCheer — November 20, 2006 @ 11:41 am
I hope that was sarcasm. Anyway, Bill isn't a computer geek. He's a marketing geek and his background is in legal. Bill claiming he's a computer geek because he runs a computer software company is like me saying I'm a politician because I post here on Think Progress.
And Ballmer is a mindless yes-man with a teeny bit more computer knowledge than Bill. Bill and Steve are NOT representative of computer geeks for the simple reason that they AREN't computer geeks.
November 20th, 2006 at 4:40 pmExley -
In re: #30 ... I use my iPod a lot on mass transit. Typically I'd prefer to read, but my concentration is totally done in by people blatting into their cell phones at high volume and/or near theatrical clarity about ... well, nonsense, usually.
My "favorites" are people who /see/ one reading and yet sit right next to one /anyway/ and continue blabbing on and on and on and on. So while I would prefer to spend my considerable commute time educating myself, I listen to (usually pretty good, if I do say so) music instead. :^)
Happy Thanksgiving!
Glenn
November 20th, 2006 at 4:43 pmHi Bill-O:
I've got a warehouse of Edison wax cylinders, right here, just a-waitin fer yah....
November 20th, 2006 at 4:47 pmimport tv.badFoxPersonalities.*
import gop.talkingPoints.*
public class FoxSux {
November 20th, 2006 at 4:50 pmFoxNewsChannel fnc = new FoxNewsChannel();
tvshow = fnc.getWhatsOn();
if(tvshow = BillOReilly){
barf();
shakeFist();
changeChannel();
}
}
Maybe the US government should send Ipods to the middle east so the Jihadists will calm down.
November 20th, 2006 at 4:51 pmhopefully the "computer geeks" and bill won't be able to talk when next his computer crashes
November 20th, 2006 at 5:02 pmI can not uderstand Mr O'Reilly he is real crazy. How somebody like him can be in front of a microphone he does more harm than good. Now are the IPods what will be next. He is sick...sick very sick. His place is in a mental clinic.
God protect us from people like Mr. OReilly.
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November 20th, 2006 at 5:04 pmNo Billo O'Liely, you are the threat to Ameica, you ass clown.
November 20th, 2006 at 5:10 pmHe knows his audience well (ignorant hillfolk) so good for him. Nothing like self awareness.
November 20th, 2006 at 5:25 pmI agree with 'dlet'. If you can't hold a conversation with ME, a computer geek, who does computer networking for a living, then YOU need a better education. Oh, and Mr. O'Lielly, I bet you just love it that our tech support people are almost always in India, Phillipines or Canada now, don't you. Come on. You just love it that our nation is SO UNEDUCATED that we can't even hire our own citizens to support the world's largest number of purchased PCs and Macs in the world.
You're a moron. YOU need to get an education.
November 20th, 2006 at 5:27 pmSteve W. That was awesome code!!!
November 20th, 2006 at 5:29 pmCheney was the chief executive of Halliburton Corporation... It was Cheney who directed Halliburton toward aggressive business dealings with Iran—in violation of U.S. law—in the mid-1990s, which continued through 2005 and is the reason Iran has the capability to enrich weapons-grade uranium.
It was Halliburton’s secret sale of centrifuges to Iran that helped get the uranium enrichment program off the ground, according to a three-year investigation that includes interviews conducted with more than a dozen current and former Halliburton employees
When I asked Wendy Hall, a spokeswoman for Halliburton, a couple of years ago if Halliburton would stop doing business with Iran because of concerns that the company helped fund terrorism she said, “No.†“We believe that decisions as to the nature of such governments and their actions are better made by governmental authorities and international entities such as the United Nations as opposed to individual persons or companies,†Hall said.
http://www.projectcensored.org/censored_2007/index.htm
November 20, 2006 -- The exposure of the Valerie Plame Wilson and her CIA non-official cover Brewster Jennings & Associates front company and her official cover Counter-Proliferation Division colleagues by neo-con elements in the Bush administration has taken a deeper turn down the rabbit hole of the CIA Leakgate scandal. While the neo-cons in Washington and Jerusalem continue to rattle sabers against Iran's nuclear program and were responsible for the phony intelligence on Iraq's non-existent nuclear program, the very same neo-con elements have not only turned a blind eye to Turkey's acquisition of nuclear technology but have been involved in the proliferation of such technology to and through Turkey. The interest of Brewster Jennings and the CIA in Turkish nuclear smuggling activities potentially involved moving up the food chain and stinging individuals close to Vice President Dick Cheney, including Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/
It proves conclusively that Dick Cheney knew about A.Q. Khan’s nuclear Walmart as early as 1989, and chose not to expose the network but to profit from it, which gives him the strongest motive to blow Valerie Plame’s cover. State sponsors of terror that were proven recipients of Cheney’s nuclear proliferation include Pakistan, Libya and possibly Iran. The links between Khan and Cheney involved suppliers from other countries designed to blur the source of the components, but research concludes individuals affiliated with collaborative companies such as Cognis and their investor Goldman Sachs would be the most obvious links in the chain. Such links also exist in the case of Donald Rumsfeld profiting through ABB’s $200 million sale of nuclear equipment to North Korea, which would prove that Halliburton profited from this example of nuclear proliferation as well.â€
November 20th, 2006 at 5:33 pmhttp://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/01/taking-out-the-trash/
Oh man, talk about contradictory.
November 20th, 2006 at 5:38 pmI'm declaring war on people who declare war on things! No more, Bill!
November 20th, 2006 at 5:47 pmI’m declaring war on people who declare war on things! No more, Bill!
Comment by dbkundalini — November 20, 2006 @ 5:47 pm
All extremists should be Shot! Wait... I mean *BANG*
November 20th, 2006 at 5:52 pmWhy BORe you can carry a picture of your Falafel to share with your co-workers!!
[Watches Bill run out and buy one]
November 20th, 2006 at 6:16 pmBill O'Reilly is an idiot.
November 20th, 2006 at 7:17 pmOur President has told us that reading newspapers is not important.
November 20th, 2006 at 7:17 pm[...] Bill O’Reilly thinks jihadists are way more productive than iPod users. [Think Progress] [...]
November 20th, 2006 at 7:19 pmDear me...
I suppose his kids will be getting the Microsoft "Zune" for Christmas instead...
November 20th, 2006 at 7:32 pmJust in case you had the thought: "well, maybe not EVERYTHING he said was wrong."
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/000952.php
November 20th, 2006 at 7:38 pmWhat's good for the goose is good for the gander, I say. Bill wants to declare a boycott on all those things he claims he offended by (phone sex apparently not being one of them)? Fine. Let's do as he says and fight the "real enemy".
It's time for a good, ol'fashioned Podcast burning. Light'em up!
http://warriorvisions.blogspot.com/2006/11/burn-podcast-to-show-bill-you-care.html
November 20th, 2006 at 7:45 pm[...] Bill O’Reilly is afraid of your ipod. Apple, Inc. bracing for the inevitable boycott from the 55-70 year old evangelical demographic. [Think Progress] [...]
November 20th, 2006 at 7:57 pmActually, iPods are educating America! You can download audio books, news podcasts, watch the newS on a video podcast and download daily educational audio and video podcasts.
I am 43 years old and I have a 30 GIG video iPod that I think is awesome. I download talks shows and news programs daily. Only draw back....I want to buy the 80 GIG iPod now!
It sounds like Mr O'Reilly does not understand mp3 players. Sad, I thought he was an intelligent man......NOT!
November 20th, 2006 at 8:36 pm[...] This is hilarious. [...]
November 20th, 2006 at 9:31 pmThis shows that most of the idiots that haven't served a day in the military in their life, are just as stupid when it comes to other subjects they that them condemn.
November 20th, 2006 at 11:21 pmIt is really something, Cheney, Bush, Newt, O'reilly, Delay, Roberts, Ashcroft, Frist, Libby, Rove, Rush and the other neo-conservatives that are so much for others to fight in an illegal corrupted war in Iraq for "OIL", cut and ran when it was their turn to serve, but try to sound like an expert when it comes to getting others to.
What a moron.
Does Bill even know what an iPod is???
November 21st, 2006 at 1:44 amSadly, I agree with him that iPods are destroying America, but for completely different reasons. It's not often I find myself nodding my head at Bill.
November 21st, 2006 at 3:05 amIsn't it Cheney who loves his iPod?
November 21st, 2006 at 4:03 amnow let's be fair here.....if bill O doesn't like it, want it, believe in it, agree with it....then none of us should. all you have to do is watch him and realize he is the knowledgeable king of "everything"
November 21st, 2006 at 4:18 am[...] O’Reilly proclaims, “I would never wear an iPod,” and says, “I really fear for the United States” because “jihadists aren’t playing video games.” O’Reilly doesn’t mention that his own show offers a whole series of podcasts.read more | digg story [...]
November 21st, 2006 at 4:21 amPeople used to know what CONTEXT was...
O'Reilly is a tool, Thinkprogress is something much worse...
November 21st, 2006 at 7:24 amIf you have issues with Bill O'Reilley (I do), then don't watch his show and don't click any web links associated with his show. The jiPod against portable media players that he has launched is just another desperate publicity stunt for a man with no better redeeming qualities than Howard Stern. Sorry Bill, you're boring.
November 21st, 2006 at 7:50 amOJ and iPOD.
November 21st, 2006 at 8:04 amFair and Balanced.
[...] “Remember, if you want to defeat the jihadists, don’t buy a premium membership on billoreilly.com.” ⇒ Tags: apple , right wing , Televisual [...]
November 21st, 2006 at 9:43 amswill o'slimy is against anything and everything which allow people to do their own thinking.
November 21st, 2006 at 9:56 amThis is partly out of fear and jealousy due to his inability to do the same and,
he is against abortion because his mother had one and named it bill.
Maybe Bill's mother was Frieghtened by an IPod.
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November 21st, 2006 at 11:24 amThe most unusual attempt at marketing the Zun ever? ;)
November 21st, 2006 at 12:03 pmI'm sorry, I can't listen to his podcast - I no longer have an iPod because I followed BO's example.
November 21st, 2006 at 12:39 pm#151: I couldn't agree more.
Well, I could, but it would be ugly.
November 21st, 2006 at 1:01 pm[...] STORY 1, STORY 2 [...]
November 21st, 2006 at 1:18 pm[...] Read - The Sydney Morning Herald, “The $65,000 question: do you own an iPod?”Read - Think Progress, “O’Reilly: iPods Are Endangering America” [...]
November 21st, 2006 at 4:23 pmWow, O'Reilly is full of crap. Bill, I actually agree with you on many political points. I am a software developer and can easily have a well informed conversation with you about political beliefs. I'm moderately conservative and believe you are often correct in your assumptions.
First, the iPod is not really meant to be wearable. Secondly, its not used as a video game device. The iPod is a music player that uses a different approach than your standard cassette walkman. It's a digital music jukebox for listening to music. Yes, they have added watching videos, etc.
Maybe you should get your facts straight before making stupid-ass inflammatory comments about technology. Your credibility is completely shot with me now. Actually, its surprising how many opinion radio personalities have really started to think that they can say anything now without thinking about it because they have "credibility". Well, as a "journalist", your credibility is now useless. You've insulted a fair amount of people with your uninformed comments. Get your facts straight and maybe someone will care to listen. Me, I've tuned you out on principle.
By the way, I'm no special fan of Apple's iPod - I just think the delivery of your comment was out of line. I'd almost compare your insult to what Michael Richards did a few nights ago except that it wasn't racist, it was simply exclusionary...
November 21st, 2006 at 4:23 pmHere's something for Bill to feed on. Those "computer geeks" are the same people who are in Washington DC and Virginia, creating and testing some of the newest and greatest technologies for the United States Military. The same technologies I might add that are being used in Iraq and all over the world. I think that is pretty good for a bunch of "game playing" losers to devote thier time and skill to miss a night of "World of Warcraft" to be so un-patriotic.
November 21st, 2006 at 4:25 pmI doubt that Ipods have more of a negative effect on people then 2nd rate TV politicians, who spout out senseless propaganda that they don't themselves understand because of technological ineptitude. Great job O'Reilly keep up the mediocre work for the new world order.
November 21st, 2006 at 4:26 pmwelp, maybe the last hooker he had in his hotel had an IPOD and she was to busy listening to it to show him attention... my words of wisdom... Talk about your own problems before trying to find a new topic of the day. Bill O'riley's is a COWARD!
November 21st, 2006 at 6:24 pmWhy would I foul up my iPod with an O'Reilly podcast??? The guy is off his rocker. More disturbing to me is the huge fan base this guy seems to have in this country - scary!
November 21st, 2006 at 6:41 pm[...] read more | digg story [...]
November 21st, 2006 at 7:56 pmBill-O claims he doesn't own an iPod, but in his ad for Bose that he broadcasts during his radio show, he claims to use his Bose headphones on his "MP3 player."
So Bloviating Bill is an asshat and a liar. He's either lying in the quote above, or when he shills for Bose.
What. A. Dick.
November 21st, 2006 at 8:43 pmBy somehow mysteriously avoiding the draft when he was eligible to be drafted and not volunteering to enlist in the military and fight in the jungles of Vietnam, O’Reilly has absolutely no shred of credibility when it comes to matters of patriotism. He cannot talk about how the United States should be defended and criticize policies concerning jihadists when he made sure that he would not be putting on a uniform and putting his life on the line. He is great at advocating defense strategy as long as it is someone else who has to end up fighting in a war.
November 22nd, 2006 at 7:49 amI copied & pasted the above comment from someone else earlier on in the post... that stuff really makes me MAD! No one knows why Bill wasn't drafted.... mysteriously avoided the draft my big toe! No one knows why he wasn't drafted because the only 'scoop' you'd get on Bill comes from the news in which we ALL know what you hear or see on the news is CRAP, you hear me, CRAP????????? trust me I know, the facility where I work is on the news all the time, and 99% of what is aired/published is FALSE, so put that in your pipe & smoke it!!!
November 22nd, 2006 at 7:52 amI used to listen to O'Wily's show(a form of self punishment, I guess),but finally got well and stopped,I'm a much happier person now,no longer having screaming fits at his lying bloviating B.S.
November 22nd, 2006 at 10:35 amNot only does he ever let anyone talk or answer on his show,he never gets any of his facts straight.
I say who needs this crap,lets stop giving him so much attention,maybe he will fade away into LaLaland where he belongs.
Let me comment on this comment made earlier.......
.By somehow mysteriously avoiding the draft when he was eligible to be drafted and not volunteering to enlist in the military and fight in the jungles of Vietnam, O’Reilly has absolutely no shred of credibility
I guess I am guilty of the same thing as Bill. I went to college so that is one way I mysteriously avoided the draft....I also had 236 for a lottery number. Another way I avoided the draft. So using that logic I guess I and others like me have credibility. How stupid is that posters comment. If you believe his comment then Bill Clinton who also mysteriously avoided the draft by leaving the country and going to England to study....he also has no credibilty. Using that logic NO ONE who didn't serve has no credibility. That is just an insane way to think.
November 22nd, 2006 at 10:38 amFirst, I'm not a gunhugger, but i own two. Guns don't kill people, people kill people. The same sound reason can be applied to I PODs. I agree that today's youth have a largely video game mentality, but who gave em the "babysitters?" TVs, VCRs, DVDs Cable TV and Satellite in every room. XBOX, cell phones before their out of diapers, blackberries and all the rest. Just look in the mirror. You'll find the culprit there.
November 22nd, 2006 at 12:21 pmYou say Bill Clinton went to England to study..you could say that - but why not finish your statement? He went to England 'to study'. Attended class enough to put his name on the books - AND THEN why not publish what Bill Clinton did after that - or do you know what he did instead of staying in England to study? He went to Russia. He lived high and mighty. He gave up his American citizenship and became a Russian with all its advantages promised him if he would ----. Now, let me not tell you everything Bill Clinton gave up, however, get Hillary to give you those five (5) pages of his diary she safety keeps in order to keep him in line....and you will need to first sit down because it will be a surprise to you......courage? Let's see how much you really have in order to get and read those five (5) pages.....good luck.
November 22nd, 2006 at 1:58 pmRe: Bill Clinton, after receiving his draft notice to appear, DID, in fact, leave for England 'to study'.
However, once he enrolled, Mr. Clinton failed to attend class. He went to Russia where he stayed until he felt the time was right for him to return to America without the fear of being sent into service.
Ask Mrs. Clinton to give you the five (5) missing pages from his diary and the American people will wake up to a BIG, BIG surprise. Why do YOU suppose SHE keeps those five (5) pages under lock and key. Hum?
November 22nd, 2006 at 3:36 pmFirst off, it's computer geeks that are responsible for the technology in U.S. military aircraft like the Stealth Bomber.
Second, to Ted, you are right guns don't kill people. People 'with guns' kill people.
November 22nd, 2006 at 4:01 pmHave any of you ever talked to any of those "nuts" that love cars. None of them can be very smart since "that's all they know" :)
November 22nd, 2006 at 5:34 pmAll we need is a horse to get us there.
B.L. - WTF? What does this have to do with the topic?
Speaking of the topic, more of O'Liely's idiocy. My only problem with the iPod is the Apple store that encodes the music so that it can ONLY be played on an iPod. Other than that, it's a good tool for all kinds of audio information out there.
November 22nd, 2006 at 6:05 pmstop giving him attention, bar or good... its his motive. Even bad publicity only shows he is striking a nerve and its working.
Stop listening or watching him and he will disappear.
November 22nd, 2006 at 6:19 pmIF. O'Reilly's correct.
November 23rd, 2006 at 8:06 am
He condemns iPods, but offers a podcast.
He rails against the War on Christmas, but offers Holiday items.
He's the guardian of morality who sexually harasses staff.
November 23rd, 2006 at 10:43 am[...] So Bill O’Reilly recently expressed his distaste for the iPod. [...]
November 23rd, 2006 at 11:45 amI'm a tech reporter and talked to many a "geek." Believe me they can carry on a conversation, are passionate about what they do and more than willing to explain how they do it in a non-condescending manner. Now can Bill say he can carry on a "conversation" with a person without resorting to name calling or yelling and do it without any hint of condescension? I'll give him that he's passionate about what he does, it's just too bad that he's a moron. At least the geeks earned what they sowed. Bill's making money for nothing.
November 23rd, 2006 at 11:46 am[...] O’Reily is a certified nut-job. ————————————– O’Reilly proclaims, “I would never wear an iPod,” and says, “I really fear for the United States” because “jihadists aren’t playing video games.” O’Reilly doesn’t mention that his own show offers a whole series of podcasts.read more | digg story [...]
November 23rd, 2006 at 2:22 pmLike Jill O'Reilly,
I was also afraid for America, but the results of the elections have provided me with at least a glimmer of hope.
November 25th, 2006 at 6:38 pmB. O.:
November 25th, 2006 at 9:47 pmBromhidrosis or body odour (also called bromidrosis, osmidrosis and ozochrotia) is the smell of bacteria growing on the body. These bacteria multiply considerably in the presence of sweat, but sweat itself is almost totally odorless. Body odor is associated with the hair, feet, crotch (upper medial thigh), anus, skin in general, breasts, armpits, genitals, pubic hair, and mouth.
Body odor is specific to the individual, and can be used to identify people, though this is more often done by dogs than by humans [citation needed]. An individual's bodily odor is also influenced by diet, gender, genetics, health, medication, occupation, and mood.
I completely agree with BillO! He's right about this whole iPod thing. It's ruining America just like all technology is. We should give up on technology and throw all the "computer geeks" in the ocean so only right-wing conservatives can breathe the sweet air of liberty produced by ringing church bells. I've also decided to stop playing video games because BillO implied they too are hurting America. In fact, I was in the middle of playing an awesome game called "America's Army" when I decided to stop - Thanks BillO, for saving me from myself...
So I say to you, Bill O'Reilly, Feliz Navidad! Or are you concerned that's becoming too prevelant in this country as well.
November 27th, 2006 at 1:08 am- Jon Stewart hosting the Daily Show
Prior to Reagan, the FCC practiced something called The Fairness Doctrine. The doctrine had as its impetus the premise that the airwaves belong to we, the People and can not be sold to the highest bidder. With that in mind, the FCC simply limited the licenses it would issue to any entity, rightwing, leftwing, or middle. Were the practice not dropped at the behest of the Reagan administration, Murdoch would not have been able to put together his huge neocon propaganda machine. Now that we have a lame duck in the Whitehouse and a Democratic controlled Congress, isn't it a good time for us to start demanding the FCC return to the practice of the Fairness Doctrine? If the FCC were to do that, then, it would only be a matter of time before the likes of O'Reilly, like McCarthy, would become just a dark page in America's history. It's time. Write your reps in Congress and tell them you want the reinstitution of The Fairness Doctrine.
November 27th, 2006 at 1:18 am[...] There are times when I would almost welcome the lizard kings if only they would give ole humankind a common enemy for which to loath. Instead, we are stuck with scandalous elections, impotent representatives, a laughing stock as our leader, big brother, software patents, blustering heads, and sensationalism in the news. Hell, at least the lizard people were kind enough to simply lie to us and then resort to laser attacks when they were exposed for what they really were. In the USA of 2006, lies are standard fare, and are quickly forgotten in light of the latest Brittney scandal. It’s a sad sad state of affairs for which I am unable to fathom to its fullest. There is a glimmer of hope on the horizon come January 2007, but I fear that one form of corruption will mearly be replaced by another. I can try to remain hopeful, and look longingly toward the few shining stars in the dreary night’s sky, but it’s very difficult — very difficult indeed. [...]
November 27th, 2006 at 1:17 pm[...] (quote obtained from Think Progress) [...]
November 28th, 2006 at 6:11 pmIf this is your primary focus in life - the machines… it’s going to have a staggeringly negative effect, all of this, for America…
December 3rd, 2006 at 2:11 amIf I'm not mistaken a television and radio are machines too...guess were not supposed to use them to watch and listen to Bill Oreilly
As a high belted old fogey I say; Zooey's posts are way cool!!!
December 3rd, 2006 at 7:06 am[...] O’Reilly: iPods Are Endangering America [...]
January 6th, 2007 at 12:41 amBill stole my idea! I've been anti-iPods for as long as they've been in existance. But not because of patriotic reasons...just because I think they are stupid trendy pieces of crap that break after barely a year of use.
January 19th, 2007 at 5:48 amyou're all missing the point you tards. he means kids listening to music all day and frying their brain. If you can't distigush what he is talking about, you must have a low mentality. Think about it and get off your own iPod
February 20th, 2007 at 6:53 pm